How does Mauritius rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritius

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritius
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Mauritius: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

162nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritius, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritius is 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

That places Mauritius 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritius, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1962	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1963	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1964	0.0095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1965	0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1966	0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1967	0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1968	0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+38.2%
1969	0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1970	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1971	0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1972	0.0177 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1973	0.0155 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1974	0.0103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-33.3%
1975	0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1976	0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1977	0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1978	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1979	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1980	0.0095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1981	0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1982	0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1983	0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1984	0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1985	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1986	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
1987	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1988	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1989	0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1990	0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1991	0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1992	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1993	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1994	0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1995	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1996	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1997	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1998	0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1999	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2000	0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2001	0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2002	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2003	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2004	0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2005	0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2006	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2007	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2008	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2009	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2010	0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2011	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2012	0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2013	0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2014	0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2015	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2016	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2017	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2018	0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2019	0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2020	0.0103 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+30.8%
2021	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2022	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2023	0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2024	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

Mauritius's 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0287 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Mauritius's 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0134 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0106 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

159 Portugal 0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
160 Micronesia (country) 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
161 Equatorial Guinea 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
163 Comoros 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
164 Barbados 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
165 Luxembourg 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More climate change data for Mauritius

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritius?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritius was 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 0.0207 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Mauritius rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.